EditorialDoorplate fastener knobbed post, Steel-plated wrought iron, Six-petal floriform mount, each spade-shaped petal bearing a raised boss. Round-headed nail on squared shank., Spain, ca. 15501700, metalwork, Decorative Arts, Doorplate fastener knobbed post.
EditorialBox, T?le (painted tin), Rectangular box with hinged cover domed from front to back. Ring bail handle on top of cover and hasp fastener, with staple broken off. Box is painted black with floral decoration on front and ends of vermillion fruit-like flow...
EditorialBuckles, Steel, diamond paste, Two buckles, similar but not a pair. D-shaped buckles with frames of steel with cut paste diamonds; prongs and fastener of steel., France, 19th century, jewelry, Decorative Arts, Buckles.
EditorialBuckle, Steel, yellow rose-cut pyrites, Buckle with frame in design of flowers and twisted lines in cut steel with yellow rose-cut pyrites; prings and fastener of steel., France, 19th century, jewelry, Decorative Arts, Buckle.
EditorialDoorplate fastener knobbed post, Steel-plated wrought iron, Square type, pierced and embossed with wrought lines. Quadrant leaf design based on old examples. Square, pyramid-shaped nail head on a square shank., Spain, ca. 15501700, metalwork, Decorativ...
Editorialnail (fastener), Anonymous, c. 1640, Four forged iron nails: two with a square head, one with a round head and one with a rectangular head, all with a long shank of different sizes. Originating from the facade of the Cloth Hall, removed during restorat...
EditorialBuckle, Steel, rock-crystal, foil back., Rectangular buckle with rounded corners; in the shape of a frame with a double row of foil-backed rock crystals held together in four places by bow knots; prongs and fastener of steel., France, 19th century, jew...
EditorialBuckle, Steel, brass, citrines, Rectangular buckle with rounded corners; design of a double row of citrines held together in four places by bow knots; prongs and fastener made of brass., France, 19th century, jewelry, Decorative Arts, Buckle.
EditorialDoorplate fastener knobbed post, Steel-plated wrought iron, Circular flat mount, pierced geometrically to form eight angular repeats. Nail heads are rounded, on square shanks., Spain, ca. 15501700, metalwork, Decorative Arts, Doorplate fastener knobbed...
EditorialClothes Fastener with Center?Gemstone, mid 8th9th?century, Gold, 2.11 ? 7.16 cm, 13.422 g (13/16 ? 2 13/16 in., 13.422?g), Made in Java, Indonesia, Java, Early Classic Period?(7001000), Jewelry.
EditorialA View of Part of the Royal Gardens at Naples Towards the Sea, Print made by unknown artist, (de Bois), Published by John Bowles, 17011779, British, undated, Etching and line engraving on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper, laid on contemporar...
Editorialnail fastener, Anonymous, 16th or 17th century, forged, General: 22.8 x 2.7 x 2.5cm 228 x 27 x 25mm, Forged iron nail with a square head and long handle. Found at the demolition of the roof of the University Library, 1882.
Editorialnail fastener, Anonymous, 16th or 17th century, forged, General: 22.8 x 2.7 x 2.5cm 228 x 27 x 25mm, Forged iron nail with a square head and long handle. Found at the demolition of the roof of the University Library, 1882.
EditorialButton Pearl button with ring of carved bosses surrounding a ring of tinted stone-like sequins and a central mirror-glass stone, 1790-1800, Fastener, Birmingham history, Costume, Button.
EditorialButton Pearl button, carved and engraved, set with 15 mirror-glass stones, 1770-1800, Social history, Fastener, Birmingham history, Costume, Button.
Editorialplate with rolled side and lip (closure?), Plate with rolled side and lip (fastener?), Copper alloy, 3,7 x 3,6 cm, x, Netherlands, Utrecht, Wijk bij Duurstede, Wijk at Duurstede, Dorestad.
Editorialbelt fastener for spash belt with silver plating and pointed decoration and decoration of round lines in brass pointed with 3 nails, of which 2 are whole. At the back of leather, belt fittings, metal, iron, silver, brass, leather, br. 25.5 mm, l. 66 mm...
EditorialWeighted Fastener, Indonesia (Java), Central Javanese period, Date Second half of the 8thsecond half of the 10th century, Indonesia (Java), Gold, H. 3/16 in. (0.5 cm); Diam. 5/8 in. (1.6 cm), Jewelry.
EditorialCase (Inr) with Design of Leafy Grapevines (obverse); Chrysanthemum Spray (reverse), Japan, Edo period (16151868), Date 18th19th century, Japan, Case: lacquer with gold and silver takamaki-e; Fastener (ojime): gold bead carved and pierced with flowers;...
EditorialBag in a rectangular model with a flap, of green-yellow brocade with a pattern of flowers and birds, with a purse and mirror, Bag in a rectangular reinforced model with a flap, of green-yellow brocade with a pattern of loose floral designs with a bird ...
EditorialGlass portrait bust of a woman, Imperial, 1st?4th century A.D., Roman, Glass; molded, Other: 11/16 x 1/2 x 3/16 in. (1.8 x 1.2 x 0.4 cm), Translucent dark blue, appearing almost black., Appliqu? shaped as a portrait bust in relief; flat back., Bust of ...
EditorialBag in a rectangular model with a flap, of green-yellow brocade with a pattern of flowers and birds, with a purse and mirror, Bag in a rectangular reinforced model with a flap, of green-yellow brocade with a pattern of loose floral designs with a bird ...
EditorialTwo Shackles, Two harp clasps linked together, with two chain links each at the end. The retaining pins have no thread, but are riveted. The whole is painted black. This type of harp fastener was used for harness chains., anonymous, Netherlands, 1820 -...
EditorialLetter bag with Napoleon's coat of arms, Large letter bag or wallet made of black leather, copper fastener and fittings on the lower corners and on the front decorated with twice the Napoleon coat of arms and I in gold. The bag can be widened like a ha...
EditorialWallet with ivory shields, with a photographic (?) Printing process on the front depicting a classic representation of three figures with a dog, the back is unadorned, souffl? of red leather, lined with red moire silk, Purse with ivory shields in the s...
EditorialGlass portrait bust of a woman, Imperial, 1st?4th century A.D., Roman, Glass; molded, Other: 11/16 x 1/2 x 3/16 in. (1.8 x 1.2 x 0.4 cm), Translucent dark blue, appearing almost black., Appliqu? shaped as a portrait bust in relief; flat back., Bust of ...
EditorialOrnament, ca. 800 B.C., Made in Ireland, Irish, Gold, Overall: 2 1/16 x 1 1/8 x 1 1/8 in. (5.3 x 2.8 x 2.9 cm), Metalwork-Gold, Though objects such as these are conventionally called ?dress fasteners? and ?sleeve fasteners,? their exact purpose is unkn...
EditorialOpen-Ring Brooch, 7th century, Irish, Copper alloy, cast; red enamel, Overall: 2 7/16 x 1 5/16 x 3/8 in. (6.2 x 3.3 x 0.9 cm), Metalwork-Copper alloy, The ring-shaped brooch was a favored type of garment fastener in the British Isles, particularly in I...